Hector Ayala
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Héctor Ayala (April 11, 1914 - March 12, 1990) was an Argentine guitarist and composer.
Ayala was born in Concordia in the province of Entre Rios. He started his career as a guitarist in Buenos Aires and made his debut in 1936 accompanying tango and folk singers. He later joined the Escuadrones de Guitarra (Guitar Squadrons) which were groups of 30-40 guitarists assembled and directed by Abel Fleury. In the 1950s he was active in radio in Buenos Aires and was a member of a tango quartet directed by Anibal Troillo.
Hector Ayala composed a number of works for guitar, including pieces inspired by the music of Argentina and other Latin American countries. He also wrote a series of didactic methods for teaching guitar. He died in Buenos Aires.
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- Liner notes for Guitar Music of Argentina (Naxos 8.555058) based on information supplied by the composers (Ayala, Falu, Guastavino, Heinze, Pujol, Saul) and by Nelly Menotti
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